January 14, 1987
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Bless Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ALLEDGED HURT W2ILE PINNING TOP
No 7: 1 reportable incident Coal
Potter & Dotson Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Potter Billy D & Jimmy R Dotson
MSHA Mine ID: 4405247
No 7 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Jan 1987
Ownership history
- Rockdale Mining Company Inc 1979 to 1980
- Dyna Carb Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1982
- Double E Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1982
- Cedar Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1984
- Bless Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1986
- Bless Coal Corp 1986 to 1987
- Potter & Dotson Coal Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 9 | 1,535 |
| 1987 | 8 | 14,928 |
| 1986 | 8 | 3,863 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 7 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.